M3.0 earthquake 3 km S of Paramythiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 3 km S of Paramythiá, Greece on Tue, Dec 19, 2000, 7:53 AM GMT+2 (05:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 6 km WNW of Párga, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-12-19 05:53:09 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.440° N, 20.510° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.219 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 9417 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.617 km NNE of Filiátes, Greece · 9413 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.51 km NW of Stános, Greece · 9407 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.815 km W of Préveza, Greece · 9399 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.95 km WSW of Préveza, Greece · 9394 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.09 km ESE of Delvinë, Albania · 9394 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.66 km WNW of Ksamil, Albania · 9393 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.86 km NW of Préveza, Greece · 9389 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.07 km SSE of Kanaláki, Greece · 9388 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.310 km NNE of Acharávi, Greece · 9383 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.78 km SE of Paramythiá, Greece · 9381 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.411 km NE of Koutselió, Greece · 9373 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.914 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 9371 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.79 km SW of Pérdika, Greece · 9362 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.56 km WNW of Párga, Greece · 9361 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.34 km SSW of Pérdika, Greece · 9360 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.512 km NNW of Pappadátes, Greece · 9359 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
Before
- 3.214 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 9421 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.32 km SE of Menídi, Greece · 9426 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.8Greece-Albania border region · 9428 days ago · 31 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.17 km E of Pappadátes, Greece · 9438 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.05 km E of Kalpáki, Greece · 9443 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.99 km SW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 9443 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.110 km W of Rodotópi, Greece · 9443 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.138 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 9446 days ago · 37 km deep · 77 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a6aw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:50 PM UTC.